The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) expressed their displeasure over reports of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) warning other cricket boards from letting their retired cricketers participate in the Kashmir Premier League (KPL).
The PCB said that the BCCI has once again breached the rules and the spirit of the gentleman's game by interfering in the internal affairs of the ICC Members. The KPL has been approved by the Pakistan board and they have invited renowned cricketers from other cricketing nations.
"The PCB considers that the BCCI has brought the game into disrepute by issuing warnings to multiple ICC Members to stop their retired cricketers from featuring in the Kashmir Premier League, further threatening they will not be allowed entry into India for cricket-related work.
"Such conduct from the BCCI is completely unacceptable, against the preamble of the Spirit of Cricket, and sets a dangerous precedence, which can neither be tolerated nor ignored. The PCB will raise this matter at the appropriate ICC forum and also reserves the right to take any further action that is available to us within the ICC charter," read the PCB statement.
The Indian cricket fans reacted to the post by PCB and they replied that BCCI won't back down. Earlier, the former South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs tweeted that the BCCI had warned him against taking part in the league.
Here are the reactions of the fans on PCB's statement against BCCI:
